Paul Tomblin wrote:
In a previous article, (Kevin Darling) said:
Apparently both Shatner and Nimoy were taking flying lessons at the
time, so it was an inside joke.

Neither is listed in the pilot database at landings.com, so I guess they
didn't finish?

IIRC you can ask the FAA not to list you. Shatner happens to be
Canadian, so you'd need to check CAA.